Former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Black neighbor given early parole
Amber Guyger, who has served seven of 10-year sentence, had said she had walked into Botham Jean’s home thinking it was her own when she shot him
TL;DR
- Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, was granted early parole after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for murdering her neighbor, Botham Jean.
- Guyger shot Jean in his apartment in 2018, having mistakenly entered believing it was her own.
- The parole was approved by the Texas board of pardons and parole, over the objections of Jean's family.
- Jean's family expressed disappointment, stating that a 10-year sentence was already insufficient and the early release made the loss feel smaller.
- Guyger was also ordered to pay Jean's family nearly $100 million in damages in a separate civil trial for excessive force and constitutional rights violations.
- The parole board cited Guyger's satisfactory institutional adjustment and completion of prison programs in their decision.